ge-frægnian, w. v., _to become known through hearsay_: pret. part. fylle gefrægnod (of Grendel's mother, who had become known through the carrying off of Äschere), 1334? freca, w. m., properly _a wolf_, as one that breaks in, robs; here a designation of heroes: nom. sg. freca Scildinga, of Beówulf, 1564.--Comp.: gûð-, hilde-, scyld-, sweord-, wîg-freca; ferð-frec (adj.). fremde, adj., properly _distant, foreign_; then _estranged, hostile_: nom sg. þät wäs fremde þeód êcean dryhtne, of the giants, 1692. freme, adj., _excellent, splendid_: nom. sg. fem. fremu folces cwên, of Þryðo, 1933(?). fremman, w. v., _to press forward, to further_, hence: 1) in general, _to perform, to accomplish, to do, to make_: pres. subj. without an object, fremme se þe wille, _let him do (it) whoever will_, 1004. With acc.: imp. pl. fremmað ge nu leóda þearfe, 2801; inf. fyrene fremman, 101; säcce fremman, 2500; fæhðe ... mærðum fremman, 2515, etc.; pret. sg. folcræd fremede (_did what was best for his men_, i.e. ruled wisely), 3007; pl. hû þâ äðelingas ellen fremedon, 3; feohtan fremedon, 960; nalles fâcenstafas ... þenden fremedon, 1020; pret. subj. þät ic ... mærðo fremede, 2135. --2) _to help on, to support_: inf. þät he mec fremman wile wordum and worcum (to an expedition), 1833. ge-fremman, w. acc., _to do, to make, to render_: inf. gefremman eorlîc ellen, 637; helpan gefremman, _to give help_, 2450; äfter weáspelle wyrpe gefremman, _to work a change after sorrow_ (to give joy after sorrow), 1316; gerund, tô gefremmanne, 174, 2645; pret. sg. gefremede, 135, 165, 551, 585, etc.; þeáh þe hine mihtig god ... ofer ealle men forð gefremede, _placed him away, above all men_, i.e. raised him, 1719; pret. pl. gefremedon, 1188, 2479; pret. subj. gefremede, 177; pret. part. gefremed, 476; fem, nu scealc hafað ... dæd gefremede, 941; absolutely, þu þe self hafast dædum gefremed, þät ..., _hast brought it about by thy deeds that_, 955. fretan, st. v., _to devour, to consume_: inf. þâ (the precious things) sceal brond fretan, 3015; nu sceal glêd fretan wîgena strengel, 3115; pret. sg. (Grendel) slæpende frät folces Denigea fýftyne men, 1582. frêcne, adj., _dangerous, bold_: nom. sg. frêcne fýr-draca, 2690; feorh-bealo frêcne, 2251, 2538; acc. sg. frêcne dæde, 890; frêcne fengelâd, 1360; frêcne stôwe, 1379; instr. sg. frêcnan spræce (_through provoking words_), 1105. frêcne, adv., _boldly, audaciously_, 960, 1033, 1692. freá, w. m., _ruler, lord_, of a temporal ruler: nom. sg. freá, 2286; acc. sg. freán, 351, 1320, 2538, 3003, 3108; gen. sg. freán, 359, 500, 1167, 1681; dat. sg. freán, 271, 291, 2663. Of a husband: dat. sg. eode ... tô hire freán sittan, 642. Of God: dat. sg. freán ealles, _the Lord of all_, 2795; gen. sg. freán, 27.-- Comp.: âgend-, lîf-, sin-freá. freá-dryhten, st. m., _lord, ruling lord_: gen. sg. freá-drihtnes, 797.